diff --git a/linker/linker.cpp b/linker/linker.cpp
index 9ab4e61..8a7c073 100644
--- a/linker/linker.cpp
+++ b/linker/linker.cpp
@@ -125,11 +125,6 @@
     kRelocMax
 };
 
-enum class SymbolLookupScope {
-  kAllowLocal,
-  kExcludeLocal,
-};
-
 #if STATS
 struct linker_stats_t {
     int count[kRelocMax];
@@ -433,7 +428,7 @@
     return rv;
 }
 
-static ElfW(Sym)* soinfo_elf_lookup(soinfo* si, unsigned hash, const char* name, const SymbolLookupScope& lookup_scope) {
+static ElfW(Sym)* soinfo_elf_lookup(soinfo* si, unsigned hash, const char* name) {
   ElfW(Sym)* symtab = si->symtab;
   const char* strtab = si->strtab;
 
@@ -444,6 +439,7 @@
     ElfW(Sym)* s = symtab + n;
     if (strcmp(strtab + s->st_name, name)) continue;
 
+    /* only concern ourselves with global and weak symbol definitions */
     switch (ELF_ST_BIND(s->st_info)) {
       case STB_GLOBAL:
       case STB_WEAK:
@@ -456,13 +452,7 @@
                  static_cast<size_t>(s->st_size));
         return s;
       case STB_LOCAL:
-        if (lookup_scope != SymbolLookupScope::kAllowLocal) {
-          continue;
-        }
-        TRACE_TYPE(LOOKUP, "FOUND LOCAL %s in %s (%p) %zd",
-                name, si->name, reinterpret_cast<void*>(s->st_value),
-                static_cast<size_t>(s->st_size));
-        return s;
+        continue;
       default:
         __libc_fatal("ERROR: Unexpected ST_BIND value: %d for '%s' in '%s'",
             ELF_ST_BIND(s->st_info), name, si->name);
@@ -523,7 +513,7 @@
          */
 
         if (si == somain) {
-            s = soinfo_elf_lookup(si, elf_hash, name, SymbolLookupScope::kAllowLocal);
+            s = soinfo_elf_lookup(si, elf_hash, name);
             if (s != NULL) {
                 *lsi = si;
                 goto done;
@@ -540,7 +530,7 @@
             if (!si->has_DT_SYMBOLIC) {
                 DEBUG("%s: looking up %s in executable %s",
                       si->name, name, somain->name);
-                s = soinfo_elf_lookup(somain, elf_hash, name, SymbolLookupScope::kExcludeLocal);
+                s = soinfo_elf_lookup(somain, elf_hash, name);
                 if (s != NULL) {
                     *lsi = somain;
                     goto done;
@@ -557,7 +547,7 @@
              * and some the first non-weak definition.   This is system dependent.
              * Here we return the first definition found for simplicity.  */
 
-            s = soinfo_elf_lookup(si, elf_hash, name, SymbolLookupScope::kAllowLocal);
+            s = soinfo_elf_lookup(si, elf_hash, name);
             if (s != NULL) {
                 *lsi = si;
                 goto done;
@@ -571,7 +561,7 @@
             if (si->has_DT_SYMBOLIC) {
                 DEBUG("%s: looking up %s in executable %s after local scope",
                       si->name, name, somain->name);
-                s = soinfo_elf_lookup(somain, elf_hash, name, SymbolLookupScope::kExcludeLocal);
+                s = soinfo_elf_lookup(somain, elf_hash, name);
                 if (s != NULL) {
                     *lsi = somain;
                     goto done;
@@ -582,7 +572,7 @@
 
     /* Next, look for it in the preloads list */
     for (int i = 0; g_ld_preloads[i] != NULL; i++) {
-        s = soinfo_elf_lookup(g_ld_preloads[i], elf_hash, name, SymbolLookupScope::kExcludeLocal);
+        s = soinfo_elf_lookup(g_ld_preloads[i], elf_hash, name);
         if (s != NULL) {
             *lsi = g_ld_preloads[i];
             goto done;
@@ -592,7 +582,7 @@
     for (int i = 0; needed[i] != NULL; i++) {
         DEBUG("%s: looking up %s in %s",
               si->name, name, needed[i]->name);
-        s = soinfo_elf_lookup(needed[i], elf_hash, name, SymbolLookupScope::kExcludeLocal);
+        s = soinfo_elf_lookup(needed[i], elf_hash, name);
         if (s != NULL) {
             *lsi = needed[i];
             goto done;
@@ -628,7 +618,7 @@
 
 // This is used by dlsym(3).  It performs symbol lookup only within the
 // specified soinfo object and its dependencies in breadth first order.
-ElfW(Sym)* dlsym_handle_lookup(soinfo* si, soinfo** found, const char* name, soinfo* caller) {
+ElfW(Sym)* dlsym_handle_lookup(soinfo* si, soinfo** found, const char* name) {
   LinkedList<soinfo, SoinfoListAllocatorRW> visit_list;
   LinkedList<soinfo, SoinfoListAllocatorRW> visited;
   visit_list.push_back(si);
@@ -638,8 +628,7 @@
       continue;
     }
 
-    ElfW(Sym)* result = soinfo_elf_lookup(current_soinfo, elfhash(name), name,
-        caller == current_soinfo ? SymbolLookupScope::kAllowLocal : SymbolLookupScope::kExcludeLocal);
+    ElfW(Sym)* result = soinfo_elf_lookup(current_soinfo, elfhash(name), name);
 
     if (result != nullptr) {
       *found = current_soinfo;
@@ -664,7 +653,7 @@
    beginning of the global solist. Otherwise the search starts at the
    specified soinfo (for RTLD_NEXT).
  */
-ElfW(Sym)* dlsym_linear_lookup(const char* name, soinfo** found, soinfo* start, soinfo* caller) {
+ElfW(Sym)* dlsym_linear_lookup(const char* name, soinfo** found, soinfo* start) {
   unsigned elf_hash = elfhash(name);
 
   if (start == NULL) {
@@ -673,8 +662,7 @@
 
   ElfW(Sym)* s = NULL;
   for (soinfo* si = start; (s == NULL) && (si != NULL); si = si->next) {
-    s = soinfo_elf_lookup(si, elf_hash, name,
-        caller == si ? SymbolLookupScope::kAllowLocal : SymbolLookupScope::kExcludeLocal);
+    s = soinfo_elf_lookup(si, elf_hash, name);
     if (s != NULL) {
       *found = si;
       break;